GRE Word List

PERT

saucily free and forward : flippantly cocky and assured

The meaning of the word pert is saucily free and forward : flippantly cocky and assured.

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kismetfate
hermeticof or relating to the mystical and alchemical writings or teachings arising in the first three centuries a.d.
fancierone that has a special liking or interest
volatilecharacterized by or subject to rapid or unexpected change
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controvertto dispute or oppose by reasoning
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sturdyfirmly built or constituted : stout
prostratestretched out with face on the ground in adoration or submission
viablecapable of living